Note 22 — II. OUR DUTIES. (continued 4)

In the evening it was but natural that tsitsith and tefillin should be laid aside, as the greater part of the night was devoted to sleep; the rule was therefore generally adopted: “The night is not the proper time for laying tefillin” (‏לילה לאו זמן תפילין‎). The opposite principle, however, “The night is likewise a suitable time for laying tefillin” (‏לילה זמן תפלין‎), had also its advocates among Rabbinical authorities (Babyl. Talm. Menachoth 36b). ↑